Nightwish
Human.:II:Nature.

Compared to their prior albums, Human II Nature musically in some ways resembles EFMB, but seems even more mellow overall though it does have its more upbeat moments, like in the second song Noise. Aside from the more vocal parts, it seems to chug along at a steady pace with a lot of orchestration throughout.

"Harvest" with its growling synth and primal tom toms and kick drum give way to a slight, mildly Celtic melody that just doesn't work due to Donockley's thin, reedy, vocal performance. Closer "Endlessness,"however, is one of the set's strongest cuts with bassist Marko Hietala offering commanding clean lead vocals. Nightwish back him with sweeping guitars, waves of cascading synths, buoyant strings, and flailing drums.